64

60

62.7

64.9

65.9

.519

.499

7.2%

29.7%

36.9%

-6.7%

-14.6%

64

60

62.4

60.6

60.7

.499

.479

4.8%

28.8%

33.6%

4.7%

5.0%

Why not bat B.J. Upton ninth behind the pitcher? Because if the pitcher reaches base, you want to create a chance for him to score.

8

70

55

67.4

65.5

65.3

.536

.516

64.1%

27.9%

92.0%

3.7%

15.5%

The world waits on bated breath for Carlos Gomez to start a dispute with another team by claiming a hot dog is not a sandwich.

9

68

55

64.8

58.8

60.4

.512

.532

52.2%

15.5%

67.8%

6.4%

20.0%

The division is theirs to lose, provided they continue to sacrifice one pine-tarred baseball bat a night to Mediocritus, the AL Central Baseball Deity.

10

66

56

64.6

66.0

65.0

.536

.556

44.3%

15.4%

59.6%

-9.0%

-17.1%

It was Austin Jackson's first game in Comerica Park since being traded away, and he had more hits than David Price, so consider the trade lost.

11

70

56

68.8

72.5

71.0

.560

.540

84.4%

13.1%

97.5%

-0.9%

-0.9%

Three words: Yasiel Puig, shortstop. Boom, I just solved every issue on this roster.

12

61

63

64.3

61.2

61.7

.500

.480

0.5%

6.7%

7.3%

-7.9%

-17.6%

It's the same story we've heard a million times. Team has outfielder. Team trades outfielder. Outfielder gets traded to yet another team and hits a walkoff home run against original team. Drew Stubbs, you are a cliche.

13

62

62

59.1

59.2

58.6

.482

.462

0.6%

5.2%

5.9%

1.1%

2.7%

Giancarlo Stanton has hit 149 home runs and he's still 24. At his age Raul Ibaņez hadn't hit a single home run yet.

14

63

59

56.9

56.9

57.7

.481

.501

4.9%

4.8%

9.7%

2.2%

-6.3%

That awkward moment when Brett Gardner leads the team in slugging and a quiet voice is heard: "how about batting him cleanup?"

15

64

61

63.5

64.7

64.2

.513

.533

3.2%

3.8%

7.0%

-3.5%

-21.8%

What are the odds Alex Anthopoulos signs Dan Uggla if we all text "SIGN DAN UGGLA" to him simultaneously? If it's higher than zero, let's organize this.

16

62

61

62.9

62.4

61.8

.506

.526

3.4%

3.5%

6.9%

-4.2%

-1.7%

"Big deal, Corey Kluber won three Cy Youngs in my baseball video game franchise mode," says a suddenly less weird kid from Cleveland.

17

69

53

71.7

71.1

70.3

.578

.558

94.6%

3.1%

97.7%

-0.3%

6.8%

They did it. They found the tamest way to win an extra-inning game: a Scott Hairston walkoff sacrifice fly.

18

70

52

67.0

65.5

66.2

.551

.571

90.2%

2.8%

93.0%

2.4%

4.6%

Caleb Joseph and Jonathan Schoop have more home runs this month than four teams combined, including the Blue Jays.

19

61

63

64.7

68.9

68.8

.531

.551

1.7%

1.6%

3.3%

-2.0%

-1.7%

Jose Molina has a .197 slugging percentage but frames it well so it appears to be over .200.

20

58

65

60.2

56.5

56.5

.470

.450

0.1%

0.8%

0.8%

-0.2%

0.3%

Now that Jedd Gyorko has the franchise record for home runs by a second baseman, the sky's the limit for him. 40 career home runs? Possibly 50?

21

59

66

62.0

57.6

57.2

.472

.452

0.0%

0.6%

0.6%

-0.4%

-0.9%

There's not much left to do in Queens but see how voluminous Jenrry Mejia can grow his hair.

22

59

65

56.3

56.4

56.0

.459

.479

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

0.1%

-0.0%

When does Jose Abreu start hitting home runs again? Or is that it--no more dingers?

23

55

67

56.6

56.9

56.7

.462

.482

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.0%

For the second time in a week the Twins hit three home runs and lost. Never again shall they exert such force.

24

49

75

55.8

57.7

55.2

.436

.416

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Modeling your franchise after the A's is a tremendous concept, but perhaps don't begin with "stadium plumbing issue."

25

48

76

48.1

46.0

48.0

.383

.402

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Quick, trade Adam Rosales for something while he still has trade value! But not to the A's, they'll just give him back to you.

26

53

71

52.3

52.6

52.0

.423

.404

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

The Diamondbacks had four errors on Saturday: Jake Lamb (throw), Wade Miley (throw), Ender Inciarte (throw), and Mark Trumbo (catch). It's funnier if you picture Trumbo having three baseballs thrown to him simultaneously.

27

56

67

55.3

55.0

55.3

.450

.470

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.0%

David Ortiz is now the third Red Sock with 400 career home runs with the team, but remains tied for 42nd with Matt LeCroy on the Twins all-time list.

28

54

70

53.4

54.2

54.8

.436

.417

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.1%

For a brief minute yesterday, children held hands and sang for world peace, and Ben Revere's slugging percentage was identical to Ryan Howard's.

29

52

73

52.9

52.9

54.7

.425

.445

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Not only is Chris Carter's power starting to show itself, he finally recorded his first career 0-for-5 with no strikeouts.

30

53

70

55.6

60.7

60.5

.467

.447

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

-0.0%

-0.0%

Good news, Cubs! Another prospect has been called up. Bad news: you're up to 51 players on the active roster; that is against the rules.